Three Pigeons, Warrington

Built in 1831 and reputed to be the original booking office of the Warrington & Newton Railway, the route of the lines being still visible. A later C19 public house frontage added to ground floor of this basic locals' pub that gets very busy when Warrington Wolves are playing. The public bar on the front right has a lino floor, original bar counter recently painted purple and black with a new top, original bar-back fitting with decorative brackets on both higher and lower shelving, 1920s bentwood bench seating painted black, decorative cornice and a post supporting the high ceiling.

The left-hand door leads to a passage and a counter with an attractive front recently painted purple and black but until c.1980 it was a small hatch so may have been the off-sales? On the left side of the passage is a small room, somewhat opened-up with original fixed seating, bell-pushes in a panel above and two part glazed baffles by the entrance but modern fireplace. At the rear is a hatch but it was originally a much smaller one and a good bar counter front.

The rear left room has two old part glazed baffles but the fixed seating here is modern. The rear right pool room has one wall with old dado panelling with an old bench attached. The door from Lower Dallam Lane leads into a passage with a mosaic floor and the inner door has an etched and frosted 'News Room' panel with a letter 'D' at the top - licensing magistrates required public rooms to be numbered usually so one with a letter is rare. The gents' has five original urinals and a separate WC has old dado tiling painted over.